Qatar Petroleum (QP) has awarded a contract to supply jet fuel from its Ras Laffan Industrial City to Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, Qatar, a report said.

The engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract was awarded to the joint venture of Consolidated Contractors group & Teyseer Contracting Company, reported The Peninsula.

The project, when it begins operations in 2019, will meet the long-term demand of JetA1 supply to HIA beyond the year 2030, it added.

The project includes a dedicated 24-inch pipeline from Ras Laffan to Doha, four Jet A1 tanks of 53,000 cu m each, booster and mainline pumps, and power and fire-fighting systems.